Tag: death
2 sentenced to death for killing priest in Makurdi
The Makurdi High Court has sentenced two persons to death for kidnapping and killing a former Vicar-General of Otukpo Catholic…
IMF boss Christine Lagarde escapes death by whiskers
The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, escaped death by the whiskers after an American Airlines plane…
60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN
No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…
Court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery
Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
It’s not time for me to die – Zimbabwean President
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday he was lucky to escape an attempt on his life after a blast at…
22-yr-old to hang for armed robbery in Ekiti
A state High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Friday sentenced one Segun Afolayan to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Woman stabs husband to death over money for beer
A man identified as Bekithemba Ncube, from Matabo district in Zimbabwe died on the spot after his wife Feluna Moyo,…
Man flogs 6-year old boy to death
A 40-year-old man, Babangida Salisu, has been remanded in Katsina prison for allegedly flogging a six-year-old boy to death.
Nri traditional council dismiss rumours of king’s death
The Nri people of Anambra, the ancestral home of Igbo tribe have described as false, news making the rounds that…
Nigerian Govt. demands justice for slain citizen in London
The Federal Government has demanded justice from the UK Government on the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Abraham Badru, by…
High-blood pressure, hepatitis major causes of death among Nigerians – NGO
A non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, Moole Charity Foundation, has said that the major causes of death in Nigeria were high blood…
Fashion icon, Hubert de Givenchy, passes on at 91
French fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy has died at 91.
Meningitis: Jigawa local council debunk claims of 40 deaths from disease
Alhaji Ismail ChiKwekwewa, the Chairman, Taura Local Government Council, Jigawa, says the council is tackling the outbreak of Cerebrum Spinal…
Lassa fever: Gombe state records death
The Gombe State Government said on Monday that the state has one person to Lassa fever.
2 Nigerians stabbed to death in South Africa
The Nigerian Community in South Africa has confirmed that two members were killed by a Nigerian early on Saturday.